Former waitress Stephanie Capsolas and kitchen runner Hernan Ricardo Alvarado say that they didn't receive some wages and overtime pay, and were forced to split their tips with other employees who weren't entitled to them.

The lawsuit, filed in a Manhattan federal court against Batali and co-owner Joseph Bastianich, son of TV chef Lidia Bastianich, seeks unspecified damages for Capsolas and Alvarado and all "similarly situated" co-workers at Babbo, the New York Post reports.

A Babbo restaurant representative told the Post that Batali was out of town and unavailable for comment.